Competitive And
Sustainable Industry
Three key milestones took place at one-north in early 2014. First, Infinite Studios' multi-tenanted development, which houses two of the largest state-of-the-art soundstages in the world, opened officially in Mediapolis@one-north. The building, which has a floor area of 24,078 square metres, houses anchor tenant Infinite Studios and other companies such as broadcast operator Globecast Asia, channel provider Discovery Networks, Japanese game maker Namco Bandai and global media company Haymarket Media.
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Second, Lucasfilm opened its new regional headquarters at Fusionopolis@one-north on 16 January 2014. This award-winning building, named the Sandcrawler, which contains state-of-the-art digital production facilities, also houses Industrial Light & Magic Singapore, the Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) and ESPN Asia Pacific.
Lastly, a new five-hectare site, JTC LaunchPad@one-north, was launched to host an expanded cluster of start-ups. The move follows calls by the Entrepreneurship Review Committee to enhance and support the start-up landscape here. Two new blocks, Blocks 73 and 79, will be ready by end 2014. The cluster of start-ups at Block 71 has also grown into a vibrant community since its launch in 2011. Home to about 55 media-related companies which include start-ups, venture capitalists and international companies, Block 71 has enabled like-minded media professionals to share ideas and collaborate in and across different fields of media.